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Blue is the official mascot of the Indianapolis Colts professional
American football team. He is an anthropomorphic blue horse who wears a
white Colts jersey with a horseshoe on the front. He was first
introduced on September 17, 2006 in the Colts' first home regular
season game against the Houston Texans at the RCA Dome, in which they won
43-24. Indianapolis's victory over the Texans that day proved to be
a sign of good things to come, both for Blue and for the team. That
season, the Colts would go on to win Super Bowl XLI, defeating the Chicago Bears and
winning their first Super Bowl since arriving in Indianapolis
(second Super Bowl title overall). Since joining the Colts, Blue
has served a valuable good luck charm for the team while also
entertaining Colts fans.

Biography

Blue was born in the town of Jockey, Indiana. As a young horse
growing up on a large farm, Blue's favorite hobby was watching his
favorite NFL
team, the Indianapolis Colts, play football every Sunday. Blue was
originally training to be a race horse, but one day, he suddenly
noticed a big blue spot on his fur. Eventually, he turned
completely blue. He was ridiculed by all the other horses on the
farm for his appearance. Blue decided he couldn't take any more
insults, and chose to run away. He was able to make his way all
around Southern Indiana hiding in barns and eating corn to survive.
Then one day, while reading the newspaper, Blue discovered that the
Colts were having tryouts for the team. He arrived at the Colts
Training Camp Complex, but while filling out the employment
application, he realized he didn't have a name. Because he didn't
have a name at the time, he wasn't able to take part in team
tryouts. However, Blue was discovered by Colts owner/CEO Jim Irsay. As Blue was
telling him of his travels and struggle for survival, Irsay
realized that the horse had serious potential to offer the team. He
wholeheartedly hired Blue to serve as the Colts' official mascot.
Today, Blue is a valuable member of the Colts family. Currently, he
entertains the fans at Indiananpolis's new home, Lucas Oil
Stadium, and cheers along with them at every Colts home
game.